Madison Police Blotter

Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Madison County Sheriff's Office released the following incidents:

Theft: On Feb. 5, deputy Jeff Strickland was on patrol when he was advised to lookout for a gray Chevrolet driven by a woman and accompanied by a man in regards to the sale of cocaine. The deputy spotted the car and although he lost contact, he spotted it again on Stone Stewart Road, where he stopped it. When he informed the driver, Jamie Nicole Fitzpatrick, 21, why she was being stopped, she began crying. She admitted driving to the location where the drug transaction took place, but denied being involved. The passenger, Adrien Tremayne Coleman, 22, of Jennifer Circle, Hull, had money in his wallet linked to the sale. He was arrested for sale of cocaine.

Burglary: On Feb. 6, a building at Superior Trailers on Georgia Highway 72, Comer, was burglarized. Thieves used an acetylene torch to open a drink machine and steal the money.

Arrest: On Feb. 6, deputy Jeffery Roberts was patrolling Spratlin Mill Road, Hull, when he arrested James Waymon Hires, 22, of Alto for DUI, failing to maintain a lane and possession of marijuana. Hires was placed in a holding cell at the jail, where he climbed onto a concrete placement and broke the ceiling fire sprinkler. Water began spraying in the cell and flooded the booking area. Hires apologized to the jail staff and said he didn't know why he damaged the sprinkler. He additionally was charged with damaging government property.

Arrest: On Feb. 6, deputy Jeff Strickland was traveling north on Georgia Highway 106 when a white Pontiac Firebird approached. Radar showed the Firebird traveling 102 mph. The deputy activated his blue light, but the car sped on passing others and disappeared. However, as he continued patrol, he saw it again on U.S. Highway 29 and stopped it near Georgia Highway 72. During questioning, the woman, Amanda Lynn Langford, 22, of Jot'em Down Road, Danielsville, said she was afraid her father would "whoop" her. She called her husband before going to jail to face charges of attempting to elude, speeding and reckless driving.

Arrest: On Feb. 6, deputy Steve Gary received a report of a man in a ditch off Booger Hill Road. The deputy arrived in time to see a man getting into a red pickup. He asked the man, Joshua Michael Jones, 18, of Leachman Road, Commerce, if he had been in the ditch and Jones said yes. Jones explained he was at a friend's house when the man's wife became angry at him. The man called a friend to pick him up and he left. He said that while on the road, every time a car would approach he would get in the ditch. Gary smelled alcohol on Jones and arrested him for underage consumption of alcohol.

Theft: On Feb. 7, a resident of Collins Bridge Road, Danielsville, reported the theft of two Volkswagen engines that needed rebuilding and a riding lawn mower.

Dispute: On Feb. 7, deputies were summoned to a location on Thomas Road, Hull, after a bus driver reported she was verbally confronted by two other women. A daughter of one woman had been suspended from riding the bus and they were insisting that the driver allow her on board this day. One woman blocked the road with her car during the dispute. Deputy Thomas Lutz told the woman that she should take her complaint to the Board of Education and not confront the bus driver.

Arrest: On Feb. 7, deputy Tommy Williams was dispatched to a home on Charles Hart Road, Colbert, where a man under the influence had locked himself in the bathroom. When Williams got the door open, he tried to kick his mother and the deputy. After a scuffle, Samuel Thomas Cunningham, 49, was arrested for simple assault and disorderly conduct.

Burglary: On Feb. 7, deputies were called to investigate a burglary at Computers, Tools and More on Georgia Highway 106 South, Hull. A door was forced open and a display case inside had been shattered.

Damage: On Feb. 7, resident of Tranquility Mobile Home Park in Hull reported that someone threw rocks and broke two windows in a trailer.

Complaint: On Feb. 7, deputies were informed of a dog taken to a veterinarian clinic with its right leg chewed off at the shoulder. A location in Jackson County was given as the place the injury occurred.

Damage: On Feb. 9, a resident of Garnett Ward Road, Hull, reported someone cut locks and a chain to enter the site of a former go-cart track, where a building was entered and a speaker stolen.

Arrest: On Feb. 8, deputies stopped a car on Crawford Street, Ila, and arrested Aaron Hardy, 29, of Toccoa for possession of methamphetamine.

Burglary: On Feb. 9, it was discovered that someone apparently attempted to burglarize The Hardware Store on Main Street, Ila by trying to enter through the roof. Entry was not made.

Assault: On Feb. 10, a resident of Sherwood Circle, Danielsville, reported that she was slapped in the face by her son during an argument. When deputy Jeff Strickland arrived, the son had left.

Arrest: On Feb. 10, deputy Jason Ring was notified that a probation officer was following a pickup on Georgia Highway 98 that contained Raymond Eugene Henderson, 26, of Comer. The officer had a warrant for Henderson's arrest. Ring spotted the pickup about 7:40 p.m. and upon stopping the vehicle, Henderson jumped out and ran. Ring chased the suspect, but lost him. A tracking dog was brought in and it tracked him to his mother's home on Country Lane. They searched this location, but Henderson was no where in sight. Ring spoke with the pickup driver, Juanita Maria Droddy, who explained she had picked him up at Tranquility Mobile Home Park in Hull to help move a trailer. Ring decided to take out an obstruction warrant on the man. On Feb. 13, Lt. Carr, along with deputies Tim Nix and Jason Luke went to Tranquility to find Henderson. When they arrived, they saw Droddy, 39, and she said she hadn't seen Henderson since the previous Sunday when he ran from Ring. The deputies knocked on a trailer door and Nathan Eugene Sweaza, 22, answered. He said he saw Henderson earlier in the day, but as they talked Luke heard a noise inside the trailer and went to investigate. He found Henderson in the bathroom. Henderson was arrested and Sweaza and Droddy were both charged with obstruction.

Damage: On Feb. 11, a driver with Bradley Transportation in Winterville reported he parked a truck on Maplewood Lane, Hull, only to return and find it vandalized. Some juveniles were located who admitted to the damage, which included hammer dents and a broken windshield. The parents of the juveniles said they would pay for the damage.

Arrest: On Feb. 12, a red Ford Taurus came up to a license checkpoint on Woodale Street and Maplewood Lane, Hull. A deputy saw a syringe in the driver's pocket and he said he had used it to shoot up methamphetamine. Some marijuana also was found. Edward Jack Nash, 35, of Glenn Carrie Road, Hull, was arrested for possession of the two drugs and driving while his license was suspended.

Theft: On Feb. 12, a resident of Spratlin Mill Road, Hull, reported they obtained a trash container and that her trash service took it along with her container. She contacted the company and they explained the container was one used by another company, which they had purchased. They crushed it at the time of pickup. She explained the container belonged to her and they refused to reimburse her.

Burglary: On Feb. 12, someone forced open a house on Wildcat Ridge Road. Although the resident couldn't find anything missing, a witness reported seeing a white Chevrolet S-10 leaving the location.

Arrest: On Feb. 12, deputies Donald Carr and Tim Nix went to a house in Danielsville to serve a theft warrant on Terry Wayne Caudle, 45. Kelly Sue Harrelson, 35, met them at the house and she said she didn't know Caudle. The deputies smelled marijuana smoke in the house, so they arrested Harrelson and Jason Lamar Hudson, 27, for possession of marijuana.

Arrest: On Feb. 12, deputy Timothy Nix stopped a car to advise the driver of a taillight violation, when he smelled marijuana. Jordan Layne Floyd, 23, of Sanders Road, Hull, denied smoking the drug, but marijuana was found and he was arrested for the violation.

Theft: On Feb. 13, a resident of Georgia Highway 72, Colbert, reported that he placed four Corvette rally wheels in his front yard to sell. The next morning they were gone.

Arrest: On Feb. 13, deputy Jason Luke was on patrol when he saw a green Honda leaving a location on General Daniel Avenue, Danielsville. He stopped the car at Georgia Highway 98 and the driver, Heagher Maureen Havaner, 19, of Athens, denied they had any drugs. However, the car was searched and marijuana was found in the console and under a seat. Havaner and the four passengers, Thomas Aaron Holderfield, 19, Brenton Lesley Wood, 24, Dylan Cody Ginn, 18, and Steven Chance Massey, 18, all of Athens, were arrested for possession of marijuana. At the jail during a strip search, a bag of methamphetamine was found between the buttocks of Massey and he was charged additionally with possessing the drug.

Arrest: On Feb. 13, Carey M. Hardman, 33, of Martin Grove Road, Elberton, was arrested for driving while his license was suspended after he drove up on a safety check point being held by deputies at Georgia Highway 172 and Fred Goss Road, Colbert.